Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-10
A SuMMERlESS LAND.
Mckee and Her Great. Fiat, Even Te'n'
pcred Table Land.

the fur south in summer rs a mixture Of ex-
ternal heat and internal fever. The
American colony at the American Paris
know that this is true Of the TERRA
cnliente, or hot lands OF the coast,
which had then to be traversed to gain the
capital lying in the TERRA fra, or cold lands;
unless, indeed, the tourist intended to enter
over the Rio Grande and go over the whole
length Of the country by stage Now, the
Mexican diligence was never inviting, and
the oddness Of seeing the drivers assistant
pound the mules with stones was poor COM
pensation for starting at o'clock In the
morning, to reach nothing more inviting
after the days fatigue than the inconvenient
squalor Of the next hotel diligenciaa
On that tremendous table land, the nat tor
of the most enormous mountain OIL the globe,
where the great cities of Mexico are situated,
there is no summer. at the City Of Mexico
the temperature never goes above 20 degs. at
any period OF the entire year. Wooden un-
der clothing is worn all the year round, and a
blanket wherewith to supplement his over
coat is essential to the tourists comfort And
now, since March s. 1884, to this wintry city
Of the tropics-being ,347 feet above the sea
level-goes an American railroad built all the
way on tue great plateau, giving the traveller
the submits Of some Of the Alps.
Tie barriers are broken and nothing re-
mains to keep the most fastidious lady, the
most delicate invalid, from visiting. winter
or summer, the '.Italy of the Occident-glori-
Gus, CORY Mexico" Since all the conductors
and trainmen are Americans, and the proprie-
tors Of the best hotels and restaurants are
American or French while our own ne
groes have turned hack drivers in Mexico,
even the Spanish language is not at all essen
tial in this New Spain"
The Hotel Iturbile is named from the com.
bination OF liberatOr. emperor and victim,
whose palatial residence it was. Its restaur-
ant. under French proprietor, is excellent,
but not cheap, though one should remember
in connection with the prices that a Mexican
dollar is bought for eighty five Of our cents.
1t is constant source Of surprise and won
der that the largest and finest gallery OF
paintings on the western continent is here o.,
the site OF the Aztec Venice. To see priceless
works Of the European ''old mastersn--Muril
10, Rubens, Corregio, Velasquez, etc.-we
need not cross the ocean; here they are in
close proximity to such indigenous outgrowths
of religion as the Sacrificial rock. on which
more than $1,000 living human beings were
inundated by piercing the breast with razor
of volcanic glass and tearing out the still
beating heart to throw at the feet Of the god.
1t is very hard for us to realize cannibaIism.
Yet these victims We're actually cooked and
eaten.
The unmixed descendants of these cnnni.
balls still swarm about us in this city of more
than 25ND inhabitants for everywhere in
Mexico the natives, without the slightest adj
mixture OF European blood are vastly in the
majority.
The greatest Mexican who ever lived.
Senito Juarez, was a pure Tzapotec, a race
ruled both temporarily and spiritually by an
Indian pope infallible and sacred Thus the
. -. "h:th succeeded them. that Of our pops
u Rome. was finally broken by one OF their
hereditary SUI ;.c.s
The man who started as a revolutionis
against Juarez, and who now runs all Mexico.
Porfirio Dinz, is Me.tizo, NJ the mixed race
from whites and natives are called But per-
lnps the plensantest way to get an idea OF the
three great cnstes is from the women. As
typical OF the whites, look first Mt this sweet
ouns lady in the rich black silL
iress, perfect Spanish creole. Why!
you eNclaim, she is OUT without her
hat! Yes, but in all probability she
never had one. That costly bit OF black
ACE, her mantilla, goes witchingly over her
ustrous black hair, is far more romantic than
my hat, AMI gives you feminine hint of the
luscious quality of the climate. Note, II YOU
.an, the world famed Andalusian foot and
ankle. highly educated western girl told
NE that her cassnate couli not find in MI |
Monterey, city Of &c, 0OO inhabitants. a shoe |
arge enough for her to wear. A Chance at |
his young creole may hint the explanation.
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would not be bandaged
The creoles in Mexico seem far winter than |
he women In Spain, and have a more del. |
cate look, as of tropic fruit Notice the rich
'outing lips OF this little lady, her sparkling |
yes and airy grace. That she can plav
lance and sing like siren goes without say. |
ns. The pure, soft, Spanish vowels lcav. |
lowly that sweetest mouth.
Involuntary you think OF guitars, troul.s
-, @:.n9.!n, screnaJe, love, jealousy. Don
ard, stiletto. A new light permeates the
'oavy iron bars covering every window, and
-l.'-.nS every house resemble u iunatic asy
nm.
You deternine all at once to learn Spanish
md marry creole. But here comes hi.,h
'!.ici"I, AeSlizo, and with him his lovely
laughter. The white skin OF the creole
axes here richer hue--nlore blood and more
l'eh OF that satin fineness which we ONLY see
il babies We want to bite, they seem so
'eaithy and pure This blending Of the east
nj west gives here solid fairy, plump and
tro G, enjoying life through very perfection
HE, caIable vi work and sweet content
hent. This particular fairy wears hat. for
when l am sorry-sorry to zee the dull
honofony OF Paris fashions pushing with the
abroad into this sweeter fairyland. A SO.
iety has written pleadinsly to the Mexican
overnment from Switzerland, begin. it Ia
ave the rarcr species Of cactus from extinc-
on ! wish they had included in their
rayer the charming national Costumes
'hough certainly solid, and not tall, this girl
very lovely, with her energetic step, QUICK,
itelligent glance, ami practical air Of &C.
But there are plenty OF homely women In
leHico, AMI the pure native, whom most I
Iish could describe, cannot BE- calI.d
'pical. She is the hamlsomest person
have seen in Mexico. Tall, while tho
alton is short; regal, where MANY seem
'arkrd by ages OF oppression; proud. with
lstinctive grace. she Is certainly descended
ON some princely family Of the time OF
lontezuma. Most OF the Indian women
ave tint Of yellow in their colorinr but
lis unknown princess is pure rel AMI whit
er mouth turns up at the corners in the
onner triyen nffer nv v,a;,ta-. IL